Recently Mary officially opened a new bike skills track at Charnwood-Dunlop School in conjunction with the Ride or Walk to School initiative. The bike skills track was developed by the students’ leadership team as a response to students wanting more outdoor activity and, at the same time,...

Recently Mary presented the 2014 and 2015 Peter Sharp Scholarships to Amanda Steel and Jordan Savage at an award ceremony held at the Australian National University (ANU).

The scholarship program is named after Dr Peter Sharp AM, who made a significant contribution to the health and...

Canberra had the proud opportunity to be a part of the biggest football tournament ever staged in Australia by hosting seven games.

All matches had incredible turnouts at Canberra Stadium where during 82,000 people attended over the tournament.

The attendance at Asian Cup...

Vale Bede

Recently Mary farewelled two fine citizens who have contributed so much to the community, attending Bede Tongs’ funeral on 27 January and Sylvie Stern’s on the following day.

Retired Captain Bede Tongs OAM MM died on 14 January after a battle with cancer. He was a...

Late last month I announced my very difficult decision to not re-contest a seat in Ginninderra in the upcoming ACT Legislative Assembly elections due in October 2016. As you may be aware, I have been considering my future, and as the Labor Party nominations to contest the next elections came to...